Le Festif!
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| Location(s) | Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada |
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Le Festif! is a 3 day annual event held in Baie-Saint-Paul in province of Quebec, in Canada. The event is held the last weekend of July, 1 week before the opening of the Symposium of Contemporary Art. It takes its name from the French word "festif" meaning "festive". The event is described as a mix between popular musical and circus-arts.[1] In 2012, more than 10,000 people attended le festif!.[2] The 4th addition in 2013 attendance was capped at 14,000[3]
Timeline of the event
The statistics below illustrate the growth in attendance of the Le Festif! event, as well as other facts and figures.
| Year | Location | Participants | Pre-Sale | Full Price | Past Main Performances |
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| 2010 | Parc du Gouffre | 2,000 | $20 | Les Cowboys Fringants, Replay the Beatles, Papagroove, Buffet Froid | |
| 2011 | Parc du Gouffre | 2,500 | $20 | $25 | Robert Charlebois, Les Trois Accords, Colectivo, David Cimon, Delirium Tremens |
| 2012 | Centre-ville | 10,000 | $35 | $50 | Vincent Vallières, Bernard Adamus, Plume Latraverse, La Bottine Souriante, Philippe Brach |
| 2013 | Centre-ville | 14,000 | $50 | $70 | The Cat Empire, Daniel Bélanger, Les Colocs, Sunny Duval, Lisa LeBlanc, Papagroove, Keith Kouna, Gros Mené, Canailles, Bloodshot Bill, Philippe B., Roma Carnivale |
| 2014 | Centre-ville | 18,000 | $65 | $75 | Alpha Blondy, Louis-Jean Cormier, Loco Locass, Les Cowboys Fringants, Misteur Valaire, Karim Ouellet, Random Recipe, Dead Obies, So Called, Quebec Redneck Bluegrass Project, Béatrice Bonifassi, Alaclair Ensemble, Les Breastfeeders, Les Hay Babies, Philippe Brach, Pépé et sa Guitare, David Marin, Cou Coupé, Tram des Balkans, Dylan Perron et Élixir de Gumbo, Speakeasy Electroswing, Ponctuation, Francis Faubert, Artist of the Year, Heavy Soundz, Caltâr-Bateau, Le Winston Band, Patrick Gosselin, El Pornos, Fanfare Gipsy Pigs, Kumpa'nia, Collectif Devenchi, Machine de Cirque, Les Gargouilles, Noëmie Armellin |
References
- ↑ "Bonjour Quebec". BonjourQuebec.com.
- ↑ "LE 3E ÉDITION DU FESTIF! DE BAIE-ST-PAUL A ATTIRÉ 10 000 PERSONNES". 29 July 2012.
- ↑ Émélie Bernier. "4e Festif! de Baie-Saint-Paul: la fête au village!". charlevoixendirect.com. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
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